Multidisciplinary design optimization for sustainable design using building information modeling

Although the literature revealed the challenges and drivers to implement Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the building design industry in general, to date, there are few established methods and processes to overcome challenges of BIM adoption in building design, especially in sustainable building design for managing the project. At the present, BIM adoption in building design at micro level, that is, the level of architects, mainly focuses on barriers with little attention to method and the process of implementing BIM. Moreover, there is lack of a robust research method, that is, mixed method, to systematically investigate the process of implementing micro-level BIM in building design, which is related to the factors, such as challenges and drivers to the challenges of BIM adoption. Furthermore, several studies have looked into micro-level BIM adoption in architecture firms, but few of them focused on sustainable design. This emphasizes a need to investigate and explore micro-level BIM implementation challenges alongside its drivers in building design and present methods and processes generated from architects’ perspectives to address the challenges during sustainable design for the project management, which is the aim of this paper. The research investigation was through a questionnaire that is followed by interviews with the leading architectural firms within the UK. The research reported in this paper is to present a clear view of challenges to micro-level BIM adoption and a framework/road-map to address the key challenges in managing sustainable building design projects, which are related to cultural resistance and culture change, top-down management support, current key challenges and drivers, and client and project managers’ interests. The methods and processes that enhanced the framework can be instantly adopted for building design and for architectural companies including small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Building information modeling based building design optimization for sustainability

Energy and Buildings ◽

10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.06.037 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 105 ◽

pp. 139-153 ◽

Cited By ~ 63

Author(s):

Sha Liu ◽

Xianhai Meng ◽

Chiming Tam

Keyword(s):

Design Optimization ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Building Design ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Building Information

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An Advanced Process of Condensation Performance Evaluation by BIM Application

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1155/2017/1064064 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jooyung Hong ◽

Daegil Kim ◽

Myungdo Lee ◽

Jinup Eom ◽

Chang-Ho Choi

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Major Part ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Sustainable Design ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Automatic Process ◽

Building Information ◽

Traditional Process

There is increasing interest in sustainable design for saving energy and improving living conditions. In particular, condensation performance evaluation is a major part of the design phase in which condensation defects in apartment housing are considered. The aim of this work is to propose an advanced process for improving the efficiency and accuracy of evaluations of condensation performance. For this aim, an analysis of the traditional process was performed. The results support a proposed advanced evaluation process, which was then applied to develop a building information modeling (BIM) application. The proposed process can be an alternative to the current evaluation process through the use of a BIM application for the automatic process. A case study showed that the advanced process of condensation performance evaluation could save 75.8% of the time compared with the current process. Additionally, from interviews with professionals, it is expected that the proposed process offers a practical means of increasing the efficiency and accuracy of the whole evaluation process.

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On the Exploration of Building Information Modeling Capabilities for Promoting Sustainability-related Practices in Construction Projects: Case Studies in China and USA

WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ◽

10.37394/232015.2021.17.73 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 764-786

Author(s):

Ghasan Alfalah ◽

Abobakr Al-Sakkaf ◽

Eslam Mohammed Abdelkader

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

San Francisco ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Sustainable Design ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Green Design ◽

Rating Systems ◽

First Case ◽

Building Information

This paper deals with sustainable design and construction, since the interest in and the awareness of green design has grown dramatically in the past several years and the different rating systems used worldwide the main focus will be on LEED; the different LEED certifications available, the process of the certifications, and the criteria on which the certification consider. Additionally, it will relate its new trends with each other by showing how building information modeling can be used to achieve a sustainable design. The powerful tools of building information modeling (BIM) will be discussed that can ease and aid the process of the LEED certification of a building. This paper also reports a demonstration pertinent to the implementation BIM can provide to achieve a sustainable green design. Two case studies are investigated; the first case study is a LEED Gold certified 128-story tower in Shanghai, China while the second is a LEED Platinum certified 13-Story building in San Francisco, USA.

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